In less than a year, residents of Baker City and the surrounding area will be able to view their favorite programs on digital and high-definition television. Oregon Public Broadcasting received a $138,106 Rural Utility Service grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and plans to use those funds to install digital equipment for broadcasting in about 3,800 homes in the Baker Valley area. The grant will also fund a pilot program to use digital technology in seven Baker City schools beginning in 2007. Under the new grant, OPB will connect Baker Valley residents with resources in Salem, medical services at the Oregon Health & Science University, as well as nearly all of the public colleges in the Willamette Valley.

BY JACOB PALMER | DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR

BY LINDA BAKER

Market of Choice is on a tear. In 2012 the 35-year-old Eugene-based grocery chain opened a central kitchen/distribution center in its hometown. The market opened its third Portland store in the Cedar Mill neighborhood this year; another outpost in Bend broke ground in March. A fourth Portland location is slated for the inner southeast “LOCA” development, a mixed-use project featuring condos and retail. Revenues in 2014 were $175 million, a double-digit increase over 2013. CEO Rick Wright discusses growth, market trends and how he keeps new “foodie” grocery clerks happy.

BY STUART WATSON

BY JON SHADEL

The technology industry is always in flux. And this rapid rate of change poses challenges to companies ranging from nimble startups aiming to make their mark to established organizations fighting to remain relevant. This is particularly true in the competitive digital display market, where an Oregon company has been at the forefront of nearly every major breakthrough in the last three decades.

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Robert S. Wiggins has joined Lane Powell as a Shareholder in the Corporate/M&A Practice Group. Wiggins is a well-known lawyer, entrepreneur, and investor with more than 30 years of experience leading and advising established and emerging companies in the Pacific Northwest. Wiggins will focus his practice on offering outside general counsel services, including general corporate and board representation, business transactions and capital events.